I heard back from the Ohio Department Of Transportation (ODOT) about the cost for putting the governor's and lieutenant governor's names on the "Welcome To Ohio" highway signs. Steve Faulkner wrote, "No new signs are installed. We simply place overlays on existing signs. Cost is about $25,000." I assume by overlays, he means the little signs they stick on the big signs, which is what I meant, but these people know their sign terminology, I'm sure, so fair enough. $25,000 is even more than I thought it would come in at. I hope this tradition can be abandoned. In a state budget of billions, 25 grand every four or eight years might not be much, but it's still money that could be better used for other purposes. Like I wrote before, I'm fine with buying new letterhead and business cards for the new governor. Highway signs or overlays, not so much. Actually, not at all.
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